Photographing things whilst they still exist. It doesn’t have to be in black and white to look the part.

In light of recent events: Paris.

The red poster in the centre shows a Turkish and an American flag; above them, in red, is a Kurdish (?) text that I don’t understand; below, in black, is the German text: “The fight against torture and executions continues.” In 1981, following the military coup in Turkey, Paris was the centre of the Kurdish diaspora.

Perhaps a reader can tell me what the word “Défense” means – apart from the purely linguistic aspect.

And no, I can’t remember which street it was. It must have been somewhere between Porte Saint-Martin and Sainte-Eustache. Perhaps someone knows their way around Paris….

3 Replies to “Paris, Juli 1981”

  1. Könnte sein, dass es “Défense d’afficher” („Plakatieren verboten“) bedeutet. Das zweite Wort versteckt sich hinter der Tonne 😉
    Starkes Foto jedenfalls.

  2. Das “Défense” könnte ganz schlicht zu einem privaten “Verkehrshinweis” gehören: “Défense de stationner” heißt soviel wie “Parken verboten”. Auch möglich wäre “Défense d’entrer”, also Zufahrt verboten (wobei das ja vermutlich ein Fenster und keine Tordurchfahrt daneben ist).

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